Bookholder



Nov. 2 192e.

J.l W. BAKER BOOKHOLDER 4Filed April 12, 19234 w m m a mllliillllllu.`

Q 'In Q Patented Nov.' 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES Y 1,605,156 PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. BAKER, OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA.

BOOKIIOLDER.

Application filed April 12,

The present invention relates to a book holder and the like and has forits principal object to provide means whereby a book or the like may besupported in a convenient position to the read for example when a perton:is seated in a chair, in a bed or like de vice. The device .is alsouseful in numerous analogous situations and paper or the like could besubstituted for a bookl so that the device might be used as a desk.

Other important objects of the invention is to provide a holder of thisnature -which simple, efficient, durable, attractive in ap` pearance,inexpensive to n'ianufacture, easily operated, reliable, and otherwisewell adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other obs jects in view as will appear asthedescription progresses, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the. drawing- Figure 1 is a top plan of the book holder,

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 4 is a detail view in side elevation of the upper portion of theholder,

Figure 5 is a detail perspective of the hinge used with the deviceshowing the ele ments thereof disassembled,

' Figure 6 is a detail perspective of a portion of the bracket, and

Figure 7 is a detail perspective of the clip used with the holder. f

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the holderproper includes a pair of panel leaves 1 which are hinged together forsupporting a book or the like. The lower edges of these panel leaves areprovided with a supporting flange 2 disposed substantially at rightangles to the bodies of the leaves. The strips 3 are constructed with'curved bodies that overhang the upper edges of the panel leaves 1 andare xed to the rear faces thereof by means of screws 4 or the likepassing through the transverse projections 5. The hinges for the leaves1 each include a pair of leaves 6 suitably pivoted to each other andfixed -to the panel leaves 1. These hingev leaves 6 are pivoted to abracket 7. A beam 8 supports two of the brackets 7 one at each endthereof. A bolt 9 projects from the upper end of the beam 8 and receivesthe slotted ends of a pair of rods 1923. Serial No. 631,706.

10 which are pivoted to the upper edges of the panel leaves l and athumb nut 11 is disposed on the bolt 9 so that the angular relationwhich is desired between the panel leaves 1 may be Avaried and heldstationary as desired.

A bracket arm 12 is preferably constructed of hollow piping and bentintermediate its ends at right angles so as to be substantiallyL-shaped. The formation, however, of this bracket arm may be varied tosuit circumstances. One end of this bracket arm has a bolt 13 projectingtherefrom and pierces an intermediate portion of the beam 8 so as to belixed thereto by a nut 14 or other suitable means. 'l he other end ofthe bracket arm 12 is supported by a clamp. This clamp is indicatedgenerally at 15 and includes a horse-` shoe shaped body 16 having ablock projec tion 17 extending from an intermediate portion on itsconvex face.y This block projection 17 is provided with a pair ofopenings 18 disposed at right angles to each other for receiving thebracket arm 12 whereby this arm may be extended in different directionsfrom the clamp as may be desired. A thumb screw 19 holds the bracket arm12 securely in either of the apertures 18. In use the body 16 isdisposed about an arm of a chair or some other similar portion thereofor some of a movable jaw 2O actuated by ashank 21 piercing one leg ofthe body 16 and the other leg thereof acts as a fixed jaw.

If desired the rods 10 may be duplicated on the lower edges of the panelleaves 1 as I have illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. The device allows ofa plurality of adjustments and therefore may be disposed to support abook or the like in a convenient position for use on most any kind of adevice such as a chair, pedestal, bed, etc. I have, in the'presentinstance, shown and described only the preferred embodiment of theinvention which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results,and it' is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modificationin various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is In a booksupport, the combination with a bracket, a substantially verticallyarranged beam carried by one end of the bracket, hinges carried by thebeam adjacent its op- `other device and is secured thereto by meansposite ends, and a pair of panel leaves arpanel leaves and having theiropposite conranged in advance of the beam and attached tacting endsprovided with longitudinal to the said hinges, of' ineans for adjustingslots, and adjusting elements carried by the 10 the angles of the saidypanel leaves7 said opposite ends of the beam and passing -f meanscomprising; a pair of contacting conthrough the said slots.

vergent links pivotally secured respectively In'tesimom7 whereof I alixmy signature.

to the top and bottoni edges of the said JAMES W. BAKER.

